Hot yoga is not for the faint of heart. Classes lasting 60 to 90 minutes in rooms as hot as 105 degrees Fahrenheit are no easy feat.
Hot yoga is not for the faint of heart. Classes lasting 60 to 90 minutes in rooms as hot as 105 degrees Fahrenheit are no easy feat.
You'll build muscle, you'll gain flexibility, you'll sweat and chances are good that you'll lose weight.
You'll build muscle, you'll gain flexibility, you'll sweat and chances are good that you'll lose weight.
But weight loss and calories burned in hot yoga depend on many factors, only some of which are within your control.
But weight loss and calories burned in hot yoga depend on many factors, only some of which are within your control.
Weight-Loss Basics
First things first: Weight loss and fat loss are two different things. Weight loss refers to a number on the scale; fat loss means losing adipose tissue.
Weight-Loss BasicsFirst things first: Weight loss and fat loss are two different things. Weight loss refers to a number on the scale; fat loss means losing adipose tissue.
Baptiste power yoga performed in 90-degree rooms and other types of power yoga practiced in heated rooms
Baptiste power yoga performed in 90-degree rooms and other types of power yoga practiced in heated rooms
Calories Burned in Hot Yoga
Typically, more intense exercise burns more calories. For example, jogging burns more calories than walking and sprinting burns more than jogging.
Calories Burned in Hot YogaTypically, more intense exercise burns more calories. For example, jogging burns more calories than walking and sprinting burns more than jogging.
How long you practice, your current weight, your fitness level and gender also play roles in how many calories you'll burn.
How long you practice, your current weight, your fitness level and gender also play roles in how many calories you'll burn.
The average calories burned in a 90-minute hot yoga class, according to Tracy's findings, are about equivalent to walking at a pace of 3.5 miles per hour for the same amount of time.
The average calories burned in a 90-minute hot yoga class, according to Tracy's findings, are about equivalent to walking at a pace of 3.5 miles per hour for the same amount of time.